If money is the lifeblood of business, contracts are the arteries that help carry it around the commercial body. Anyone in business is liable to have to deal with business contracts, but few are trained to do so. Even those that are trained may have experience in limited areas or in the distant past. But the right contract can make a vital difference, not just to recording and enforcing, if need be, the contract terms, but also in ensuring the agreement deals with the real issues and approaches them in a practical way. Finding help in this area is not easy, as the market tends to offer little between serious academic tomes on the one hand and student summaries geared to exams on the other. Business Contracts Handbook fills that gap, covering both the basics of contract law in an accessible style and using a thoroughly practical approach to understanding and negotiating the key terms in a business contract. If you have little prior knowledge, Charles Boundy's many years of experience in drafting and providing guidance on business agreements of all kinds will enable you to acquire a working background quickly. If you have years of experience you will still benefit from a checklist, a reminder of what is important and why, and an easy reference to up-to-date language and drafting - there is always more to learn.
Anyone in business is liable to need an understanding of the contract process so they can comprehend the background, anticipate the issues, plan the structure and identify the key points. Rather than teach the law to managers, Charles Boundy provides you with advice, explanation and guidance to make sure the contracts you negotiate for your organization are an effective representation, properly negotiated and recorded, so that they can be confidently relied on. After all, having gone to the trouble of making the business case for a project, building a strong relationship and laying the foundations, it is in your interest, as the manager responsible, to make sure the deal enables you to realise the benefit of the agreement.
